The gen z people who have got ahold of the C64 and other retro systems and push their shit jewtube content has ruined the nostalgia for these systems.
It is interesting to see a new generation of annoying little shits on boards I have been on since they came out. They freak out over anything and everything that isn't a pat on the head. You also get the whole "OMG U GUYZ this is so old and yucky this site really needs a touchup with emojis and u/d votes ammirite" posts.... Kinda missing the point of boards in general. No u/d votes gets them all uppity because they need that numeric validation instead of trying to generate discussion and watch a thread grow, sometimes for 20+ years... GIBS ME MUH GOLD STAR PARTICIPATION TROPHY NOW!!
I should clarify that I wholly respect the kids who've invested time and making new games for these retro systems (except 8 bit guy, fuck that retard). I have no problem buying new games if it looks decent enough.
For sure, some of these kids make good games but they cannot take even mild constructive criticisms from people who were in it back in the day and some that still are. I remember this one instance where a 20 something was asking advice on composition of SID tunes for a game they were working on when Rob Hubbard came in and critiqued what they had and gave some advice, The child developing the game threw a temper tantrum and then proceeded to insult somebody who pioneered SID tune development starting in 1983.... One of my favorites of his.(youtube.com)
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